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1998 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1998 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election?

Luis V. Gutierrez won the 1998 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election. Luis V. Gutierrez received 54,244 popular votes (81.75%). The main challenger was John Birch (15.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Gutierrez and Birch

Gutierrez +65.9 pts · won by 43,715 votes
Luis V. GutierrezDemocraticWINNER81.75%
54,244 votes
John BirchRepublican15.87%
10,529 votes
William PassmoreLibertarian2.39%
1,583 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.